Area IV Envirothon

2010 Current Environmental Issue Study Guide

"PROTECTION OF GROUNDWATER THROUGH URBAN, AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING"

The study references, provided by the test writer, are not an exhaustive list of sources from which test questions are drawn. Students are expected to research other sources for more information according to the learning objectives for this topic.

The Canon Envirothon, the national competition, has information listed on their website.

Study Packet Envirothon

created by
Hamilton to New Baltimore Groundwater Consortium

Please study these fact sheets from Ohio Dept of Natural Resources

Potentiometric Surface Mapping in Ohio (pages 1 and 2)

• http://ohiodnr.com/water/pubs/fs_div/fctsht65/tabid/4152/Default.aspx

Water Efficiency at Home (pages 1 and 2)

• http://ohiodnr.com/water/pubs/fs_div/fctsht01/tabid/4081/Default.aspx
  

What is Nonpoint Source Pollution? (pages 1 and 2)

• http://ohiodnr.com/water/pubs/fs_div/fctsht44/tabid/4131/Default.aspx
  

Ground Water Quality (pages 1 and 2 )

• http://ohiodnr.com/water/pubs/fs_div/fctsht47/tabid/4134/Default.aspx

Also study the content of these webpages:

The Groundwater Consortium
What is Ground Water?(page 1)

• http://www.gwconsortium.org/what-is-ground-water.php

Ground Water Monitoring. (page 1)

• http://www.gwconsortium.org/ground-water-monitoring.php

GMBVA information page (page 1 and 2)

• http://www.gwconsortium.org/gmbva-information-page.php

Groundwater Resources Map

• http://www.gwconsortium.org/ohio-ground-water-resources-map.php

Source Water Protection (page 1)

• http://www.gwconsortium.org/source-water-protection-program2.php

Miami Conservancy District
What is a Watershed?

• http://miamiconservancy.org/water/watershed_what.asp

Groundwater flows

• http://miamiconservancy.org/water/groundwater_flows.asp

Groundwater Use

• http://miamiconservancy.org/water/use.asp

Understanding water pollution (page 1)

• http://miamiconservancy.org/water/river_pollution.asp